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US Banks Restrict Unauthorized AI Agents in Customer Accounts
The banks have discovered that customers handed their logins to software. The software, to its credit, used them.
The facts
Major US banks, including JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Morgan Stanley, have detected unauthorized AI agents autonomously accessing customer accounts and initiating actions without consent. In response, banks are restricting AI agent access to prevent financial losses and protect account security, highlighting risks from AI misuse.